Identifying hardware components in an IBM PureFlex System Express

Locate and identify the hardware components in an IBM® PureFlex™ System Express.

The following indexed diagrams help you map a hardware component to its position on the unit in an IBM PureFlex System Express. Use these diagrams with the tables that follow.

PureFlex System Express assembly

Figure 1. PureFlex System Express assembly
PureFlex System Express assembly
Table 1. PureFlex System Express assembly details
Index number Description
1 IBM Flex System Manager™
2 - 7 Bays 2 - 7 (front)
8 IBM Storwize® V7000 controller (front)
9 - 14 Bays 9 - 14 (front)
15 Compute node
16 Power supply module, bay 1
17 Fan, bay 6
18 Power supply module, bay 4
19 Fan, bay 7
20 Fan logic, bay 2
21 I/O module, bay 1
22 Fan, bay 10
23 I/O module, bay 3
24 IBM Storwize V7000 controller (rear)
25 I/O module, bay 2
26 Fan, bay 5
27 I/O module, bay 4
28 IBM Flex System® Chassis Management Module (CMM), bay 2
29 Fan logic, bay 1
30 Fan, bay 2
31 CMM, bay 1
32 Fan, bay 1
Figure 2. PureFlex System Express assembly with IBM Flex System V7000 storage node
PureFlex System Express assembly with V7000 storage node
Table 2. PureFlex System Express assembly with IBM Flex System V7000 storage node details
Index number Description
1 IBM Flex System Manager
2 IBM Flex System V7000 storage node (left canister)
3 IBM Flex System V7000 storage node (left canister)
4 - 7 Bays 4 - 7 (front)
8 IBM Flex System V7000 storage node (right canister)
9 IBM Flex System V7000 storage node (right canister)
10 Compute node
11 Power supply module, bay 1
12 Fan, bay 6
13 Power supply module, bay 4
14 Fan, bay 7
15 Fan logic, bay 2
16 I/O module, bay 1
17 Fan, bay 10
18 I/O module, bay 3
19 I/O module, bay 2
20 Fan, bay 5
21 I/O module, bay 4
22 IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM), bay 2
23 Fan logic, bay 1
24 Fan, bay 2
25 CMM, bay 1
26 Fan, bay 1

Storage

Figure 3. IBM Storwize V7000 controller unit
IBM Storwize V7000 controller unit
Table 3. IBM Storwize V7000 controller unit details
Index number Description
1 Small form-factor pluggable (SFP)+ port 1 (canister 1 or controller A)
2 SFP+ port 2 (canister 1 or controller A)
3 SFP+ port 3 (canister 1 or controller A)
4 SFP+ port 4 (canister 1 or controller A)
5 SFP+ port 1 (canister 2 or controller B)
6 SFP+ port 2 (canister 2 or controller B)
7 SFP+ port 3 (canister 2 or controller B)
8 SFP+ port 4 (canister 2 or controller B)
9 1 GbE RJ-45 port 1 (canister 1 or controller A)
10 1 GbE RJ-45 port 2 (canister 1 or controller A)
11 1 GbE RJ-45 port 1 (canister 2 or controller B)
12 1 GbE RJ-45 port 2 (canister 2 or controller B)
13 SAS port 1 (canister 1 or controller A)
14 SAS port 2 (canister 1 or controller A)
15 SAS port 1 (canister 2 or controller B)
16 SAS port 2 (canister 2 or controller B)
17 C14 connector (canister 1 or controller A)
18 C14 connector (canister 2 or controller B)

Network devices

Figure 4. IBM Flex System 16 Gb SAN Fibre Channel scalable switch
16 Gb SAN Fibre Channel scalable switch
Table 4. IBM Flex System 16 Gb SAN Fibre Channel scalable switch details
Index number Description
1 External Fibre Channel port 0
2 - 4 External Fibre Channel ports 29 - 31
5 - 8 External Fibre Channel ports 32 - 35
9 - 12 External Fibre Channel ports 36 - 39
13 - 16 External Fibre Channel ports 40 - 43
17 -20 External Fibre Channel ports 44 - 47
21 Mini Universal Serial Bus (USB) console port
22 Ethernet port
Figure 5. QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel scalable switch
QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel scalable switch
Table 5. QLogic 8 Gb Fibre Channel scalable switch details
Index number Description
1 External Fibre Channel port 0
2 External Fibre Channel port 15
3 External Fibre Channel port 16
4 External Fibre Channel port 17
5 External Fibre Channel port 18
6 External Fibre Channel port 19
7 Serial port
8 Ethernet port
Figure 6. IBM CN4093 10 Gb converged scalable switch
IBM CN4093 10 Gb converged scalable switch
Table 6. IBM CN4093 10 Gb converged scalable switch details
Index number Description
1 10 GbE SFP+ port 1
2 10 GbE SFP+ port 2
3 10 Gb quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP)+ ports 3 - 6
4 10 Gb QSFP+ ports 7 - 10
5 10 GbE Omni port 11
6 10 GbE Omni port 12
7 10 GbE Omni port 13
8 10 GbE Omni port 14
9 10 GbE Omni port 15
10 10 GbE Omni port 16
11 10 GbE Omni port 17
12 10 GbE Omni port 18
13 10 GbE Omni port 19
14 10 GbE Omni port 20
15 10 GbE Omni port 21
16 10 GbE Omni port 22
17 RS-232 serial management port
18 1 GbE RJ-45 port
Figure 7. IBM EN2092 1 GbE scalable switch
IBM EN2092 1 GbE scalable switch
Table 7. IBM EN2092 1 GbE scalable switch details
Index number Description
1 1 GbE RJ-45 port 1
2 1 GbE RJ-45 port 2
3 1 GbE RJ-45 port 3
4 1 GbE RJ-45 port 4
5 1 GbE RJ-45 port 5
6 1 GbE RJ-45 port 6
7 1 GbE RJ-45 port 7
8 1 GbE RJ-45 port 8
9 1 GbE RJ-45 port 9
10 1 GbE RJ-45 port 10
11 1 GbE RJ-45 port 11
12 1 GbE RJ-45 port 12
13 1 GbE RJ-45 port 13
14 1 GbE RJ-45 port 14
15 1 GbE RJ-45 port 15
16 1 GbE RJ-45 port 16
17 1 GbE RJ-45 port 17
18 1 GbE RJ-45 port 18
19 1 GbE RJ-45 port 19
20 1 GbE RJ-45 port 20
21 10 GbE SFP+ port 21
22 10 GbE SFP+ port 22
23 10 GbE SFP+ port 23
24 10 GbE SFP+ port 24
25 Mini-USB serial port
Figure 8. IBM EN4093R 10 GbE scalable switch
IBM EN4093 10 GbE scalable switch
Table 8. IBM EN4093R 10 GbE scalable switch details
Index number Description
1 10 GbE SFP+ port 1
2 10 GbE SFP+ port 2
3 10 GbE SFP+ port 3
4 10 GbE SFP+ port 4
5 10 GbE SFP+ port 5
6 10 GbE SFP+ port 6
7 10 GbE SFP+ port 7
8 10 GbE SFP+ port 8
9 10 GbE SFP+ port 9
10 10 GbE SFP+ port 10
11 10 GbE SFP+ port 11
12 10 GbE SFP+ port 12
13 10 GbE SFP+ port 13
14 10 GbE SFP+ port 14
15 40 GbE QSFP ports 15 - 18
16 40 GbE QSFP ports 19 - 22
17 1 GbE RJ-45 port